HEIR  繼承人嗣

DESCENDENT who INHERITS something from someone.
SUCCESSORNEXT IN LINEINHERITORBENEFICIARYLEGATEEDESCENDANTSCIONLAW DEVISEE
Hypernym
  • DESCENDANTHUMAN HAVING a DEFINED OTHER HUMAN as FATHER, MOTHER, OR ANCESTOR.
    • HUMANANIMAL which HAS TWO LEGS AND LACKS FEATHERS.
Old Chinese Criteria
1. The most current general and neutral word referring to an heir is sì 嗣.

2. Dí 嫡 / 適 (ant. shù 庶 "offspring by a woman other than one's main wife") emphasises the legitimacy of the succession.

3. Hòu 後, zhòu 冑, and yìn 胤 are vague and include all offspring.

4. Tài zǐ 太子 refers specifically to the formally established and declared heir apparent to a king or an emperor.

5. Shì zǐ 世子 refers to the formally established and declared heir apparent of a duke, king or emperor.

Modern Chinese Criteria
後人

後代

後來人

接班人

繼起者

繼承人

後任

後嗣

承受者

繼乘人

胤

rough draft to BEGIN TO identify synonym group members for analysis, based on CL etc. 18.11.2003. CH ／

  • A Dictionary of Selected Synonyms in the Principal Indo-European Languages ( BUCK 1988) p. 11.48

  • "Sachwoerterbuch zum Alten China" ( UNGER SACH) p.

    THRONFOLGE

Words

大子  dà zǐ OC: daads sklɯʔ MC: dɑi tsɨ 34 Attributions
    Syntactic words
  • NP(post-N)heir apparent
  • NP=Nprthe heir Npr
  • NPpost=Nprtitleheir apparent (examples of NP=Npr have to be moved from this)
  • NP{PRED}be the heir apparent
太子  tài zǐ OC: thaads sklɯʔ MC: thɑi tsɨ 27 Attributions

Tài zǐ 太子 refers specifically to the formally established and declared heir apparent to a king or an emperor.

    Word relations
  • Object: 置/ESTABLISH Cuò 錯/措 and zhì 置 (ant. feì 廢 "remove from its proper place") refer to putting something solidly and firmly in its proper place.
  • Oppos: 庶子/CHILD

    Syntactic words
  • NPheir apparent (as institution)DS
  • NP(post-Npr)heir apparent
  • NP=Nprheir apparent; crown prince Npr
  • NPnonreferentialproper heir apparentDS
  • NPpost=Nprtitleheir apparent
嗣  sì OC: sɢlɯs MC: zɨ 24 Attributions

The most current general and neutral word referring to an heir is sì 嗣.

    Syntactic words
  • n(post-N)heir
  • n(post-N)figurativesuccessor in a public function
  • nadNinherited, succeeding, newly succeeding
  • npost-Nheir
  • vt(oN)inherit the throne; inherit the post
  • vtoNstativeto succeed (a person) as the heir, inherit the position of; inherit (virtue)
宗子  zōng zǐ OC: tsuuŋ sklɯʔ MC: tsuo̝ŋ tsɨ 18 Attributions
    Syntactic words
  • NPeldest son; most senior person in the generation
  • NPpluralheirs
後  hòu OC: ɡooʔ MC: ɦu 16 Attributions

Hòu 後, zhòu 冑, and yìn 胤 are vague and include all offspring.

    Word relations
  • Assoc: 嗣/HEIR The most current general and neutral word referring to an heir is sì 嗣.

    Syntactic words
  • nabeventthe (question of) succession/successor
  • nccHF 14.6.28 sucessor
嫡  dí OC: k-leeɡ MC: tek
適  dí OC: k-leeɡ MC: tek 13 Attributions

Dí 嫡/適 (ant. shù 庶 "offspring by a woman other than one's main wife") emphasises the legitimacy of the succession.

    Word relations
  • Ant: 庶/ORDINARY Shù 庶 (ant. zhēn 珍 "extraordinarily precious") refers to kinds of persons that there are very many of.

    Syntactic words
  • n(post-N)regular heir by the rules of inheritance
  • vadNof legitimate inheriting status
世  shì OC: lʰebs MC: ɕiɛi 4 Attributions
    Syntactic words
  • nadNhereditary
嫡子  dí zǐ OC: k-leeɡ sklɯʔ MC: tek tsɨ 4 Attributions
    Syntactic words
  • NPson by the wife proper; heir
儲  chǔ OC: ɡ-la MC: ɖi̯ɤ 2 Attributions

    Word relations
  • Ant: 老/OLD The general term for old age of living creatures is lǎo 老 "of old age" (ant. shào 少 "still youthful" and yòu 幼 "young"), whereas the general term for things not new is jiù 舊 (ant. xīn 新 "new").

    Syntactic words
  • nheir to the throne
  • nadNinheriting, designated (ruler); (ruler) in-waiting
胤  yìn OC: lins MC: jin 2 Attributions

Hòu 後, zhòu 冑, and yìn 胤 are vague and include all offspring.

    Syntactic words
  • npost-Narchaic, SHI 247: posterity, SHU, yaodian 9: inheritor in direct bloodline
  • vtoNarchaic, SHU: luogao: succeed and inherit authority from
世子  shì zǐ OC: lʰebs sklɯʔ MC: ɕiɛi tsɨ 2 Attributions

Shì zǐ 世子 refers to the formally established and declared heir apparent of a duke, king or emperor.

    Syntactic words
  • NP=NPpr.post-NPpr{PLACE}the heir Npr
  • NPpostNvocativeOh heir!CH
  • NP{N1adN2}heir
適嗣  dí sì OC: k-leeɡ sɢlɯs MC: tek zɨ 2 Attributions
    Syntactic words
  • NPgenuine heir
  • NP{PRED}be genuine heirDS
冑  zhòu OC: rliwɡs MC: ɖɨu 1 Attribution

Hòu 後, zhòu 冑, and yìn 胤 are vague and include all offspring.

    Syntactic words
  • neldest son by main wife, heir
嗣適  sì dí OC: sɢlɯs k-leeɡ MC: zɨ tek 1 Attribution
    Syntactic words
  • NPnonreferentialson and heir
代  dài OC: lɯɯɡs MC: dəi 0 Attributions

    Word relations
  • Contrast: 嗣/HEIR The most current general and neutral word referring to an heir is sì 嗣.

    Syntactic words
  • nheir
國子  guó zǐ OC: kʷɯɯɡ sklɯʔ MC: kək tsɨ 0 Attributions
    Syntactic words
  • NPheir
繼嗣  jì sì OC: keeɡs sɢlɯs MC: kei zɨ 0 Attributions
    Syntactic words
  • NPoffspring; heirs

Existing SW for

Here are Syntactic Words already defined in the database: